Howick weather in October

In October, Howick sees average daytime highs of 23°C and overnight lows near 12°C, with 101 mm of rain across 16.2 wet days and about 12.7 hours of daylight. It is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, October is Howick's 9th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Howick's year-round climate.

Daytime high
23°
6th warmest
Overnight low
12°
6th coldest
Rainfall
101 mm
16.2 wet days
Daylight
12 h 42 min
5:22 AM – 6:06 PM
Cloud cover
66%
9th clearest
Wind
8 km/h
2nd windiest
Solar energy
5.05 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.9
out of 10

Howick is town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

Founded
1850

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in October

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 23°C through the month.

A typical October day in Howick reaches about 23°C in the afternoon and slips back to 12°C overnight — a 11°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 14°C and 31°C. Set against its neighbours, October runs on par with September and about 1°C cooler than November.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
12311
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52311
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Howick weather by month

How October compares with the rest of the year at a glance. October is the 6th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan26° / 16°15718.613.75.3
Feb26° / 16°13215.813.15.6
Mar25° / 15°11015.212.26.1
Apr23° / 12°6610.111.37.0
May21° / 305.410.57.7
Jun20° / 233.910.17.7
Jul20° / 29410.37.8
Aug21° / 366.510.97.5
Sep23° / 10°549.611.87.0
Oct23° / 12°10116.212.75.9
Nov24° / 13°12618.313.55.4
Dec25° / 15°14920.513.95.2

Cloud cover in October

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 24% of the time in October.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 14% of October, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 61%. Skies tend to cloud over as the month goes on.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
14753
24753
34555
44555
54456
64357
74357
84159
94159
104159
114060
124060
133961
143961
153862
163763
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193664
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223565
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313466

Chance of precipitation in October

Any precipitation

Howick gets around 101 mm of rain over 16.2 wet days in October. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 51% and peaks near 57% on the wettest days. The odds climb toward the end of the month.

0%20%40%60%151015202531
Rain chance (%)
143
244
345
446
547
648
748
849
949
1049
1150
1250
1350
1450
1550
1651
1751
1851
1952
2052
2153
2253
2354
2455
2555
2656
2756
2856
2956
3056
3157

Humidity in October

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of October feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, October lands in the dry band about 67% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

0%25%50%75%100%151015202531
Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)
183170
282180
381190
480200
580200
679210
778220
876231
976231
1075241
1174251
1274251
1372262
1471272
1571272
1669283
1768293
1867303
1965314
2064324
2161345
2260355
2358366
2457376
2555387
2653407
2751418
2850428
2949438
3048449
3147449

Wind in October

Winds average 8 km/h in October.

Across October, daily wind ranges from about 8 km/h on the calmest days to 8 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
18calm
28calm
38calm
48calm
58calm
68calm
78calm
88calm
98calm
108calm
118calm
128calm
138calm
148calm
158calm
168calm
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218calm
228calm
238calm
248calm
258calm
268calm
278calm
288calm
298calm
308calm
318calm

Sunrise & sunset in October

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 h 18 min at the start of October to 13 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over October. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:09 AM, and sunset from 5:56 PM to 6:17 PM.

12 AM4 AM8 AM12 PM4 PM8 PM12 AM151015202531
Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
112.35:405:56
212.35:385:57
312.35:375:58
412.45:365:58
512.45:355:59
612.45:345:59
712.55:326:00
812.55:316:01
912.55:306:01
1012.55:296:02
1112.65:286:03
1212.65:276:03
1312.65:266:04
1412.75:256:05
1512.75:236:05
1612.75:226:06
1712.85:216:07
1812.85:206:07
1912.85:196:08
2012.85:186:09
2112.95:176:09
2212.95:166:10
2312.95:156:11
2412.95:156:11
2513.05:146:12
2613.05:136:13
2713.05:126:14
2813.15:116:14
2913.15:106:15
3013.15:096:16
3113.15:096:17

Solar energy in October

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in October, about 5.05 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 3.35 kWh/m² to a high of 5.65 kWh/m² in December across the year — October's 5.05 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
14.9Bright
24.9Bright
34.9Bright
44.9Bright
54.9Bright
64.9Bright
74.9Bright
84.9Bright
95.0Bright
105.0Bright
115.0Bright
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155.0Bright
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275.3Bright
285.3Bright
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315.3Bright
Planning a trip in October

Hazard calendar for Howick

In seasonPeak

In October, Howick sits inside its rainy season season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.

Howick's rainy season runs October–March, when most of the year's rain falls.

Rainy season
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec

Is October a good time to visit Howick?

Our two travel scores rate October for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.9
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
4.6
Beach & pool
9th-best month of the year

October is a reasonable time to visit Howick for sightseeing.

What to pack for Howick in October

From October's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In October, Howick sees daytime highs around 23°C and nights near 12°C. Pack rain gear. Worth having: light clothes and sun protection. About 16 days see rain.

rain gearlight clothessun protection

UV index in Howick in October

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in October peaks around 11 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Howick peaks around January 16 at about 14 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 23 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecExtremeHighModerateHighExtremeJan 16UV 14Jun 23UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan14Extreme
Feb13Extreme
Mar11Extreme
Apr6High
May5High
Jun4Moderate
Jul4Moderate
Aug6High
Sep7High
Oct11Extreme
Nov11Extreme
Dec13Extreme

Air quality in Howick in October

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where October falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Howick is worst in July — around 71 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 4.3× the cleanest month (December, 17 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

020406080JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModeratePoorUnhealthyPoorModerateJul 1769 µg/m³Dec 2317 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan17Moderate
Feb21Moderate
Mar27Moderate
Apr37Poor
May51Poor
Jun57Unhealthy
Jul71Unhealthy
Aug58Unhealthy
Sep49Poor
Oct28Moderate
Nov25Moderate
Dec17Moderate
Location & terrain

Where is Howick?

Howick sits at 29.5°S, 30.2°E, 1,048 m above sea level, in South Africa. The nearest listed city is Mpophomeni, 11 km away.

Topography around Howick

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Howick.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Howick has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 394 m around an average of 1,051 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 877 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,286 m.

The land around Howick is covered by trees (56%) and grassland (30%) within 3 km, trees (41%) and grassland (40%) within 16 km, and grassland (47%) and trees (34%) within 80 km.

3 km
394 m
16 km
877 m
80 km
3,286 m
treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
October weather nearby: Mpophomeni 11 km · Pietermaritzburg 22 km · Mooi River 38 km · Richmond 44 km · Mpumalanga 54 km · Greytown 58 km · Estcourt 63 km · Wembesi 65 km

South Africa travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 2
Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs
Type C / M / N
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 41% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$6,598
2025
Happiness
5.0 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
68%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
43.7
per 100k, 2022
Road deaths
22.2
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
Upper middle
World Bank
English
Very high
EF EPI 602
Religion
Christian 86%or other traditional African religions 5%nothing in particular 5%Muslim 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Howick (-29.4779°, 30.2306°, elevation 1,048 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).